Wikipedia:Articles for deletion

Votes for Deletion (VfD) is where Wikipedians decide what should be done with an article. Items sent here usually wait five days or so; afterward the following actions can be taken on an article as a result of community consensus:

• Kept
• Deleted per the deletion policy
• Sent to Cleanup
• Merged and/or redirected to an existing article
• Transwikied (moved to another Wikimedia project, such as Wikibooks, Wikisource, Wikiquote or Wiktionary)

More information.

Things to consider:

It is important to read and understand the Wikipedia deletion policy which states which problems form valid grounds for deletion before adding comments to this page. Use the "what links here" link which appears in the sidebar of the actual article page, to get a sense how the page is being used and referenced within Wikipedia. VfD etiquette:

• Please be familiar with the policies of not biting the newcomers, Wikiquette, no personal attacks, and civility before adding a comment.
• Sign any listing or vote you add, by adding this after your comment: ~~~~.

If you are the primary author or otherwise have a vested interest in the article, say so openly, clearly base your vote on the deletion policy, and vote only once, like everyone else.

• Your opinion will be given the most weight if you are logged in with an account that already existed when the nomination was made. Anonymous and new users are welcome to contribute to the discussion, but their votes may be discounted, especially if they seem to be made in bad faith.
• Please vote only once. If there is evidence that someone is using sock puppets (multiple accounts belonging to the same person) to vote more than once, those votes will not be counted.

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How to list pages for deletion

For images and other media: please visit Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion.

To list an article/page for deletion, follow this simple three-step process: (replace PageName with the name of the page to be deleted)

I.	Edit PageName.   Enter the following text at the top of the page: {{subst:vfd}} Be sure to include "subst:", not just {{vfd}}; this is easier on the servers.
II.	Create its VfD subpage.   You should see a prominent link to "this article's entry" in the new VfD text. Follow that link (to Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/PageName) and enter this text: {{subst:vfd2 | pg=PageName | text=Reason why the page should be deleted}} Include a reason after text= . Suggest what action should be taken for the article, and sign your name.
III.	Add a line to VfD.   Follow   this edit link   and add a line to the bottom of the page: {{subst:vfd3 | pg=PageName}} As a courtesy, use [[PageName]] in the edit summary, so people can go to the page without loading all of VfD.